The Best Places in the World to Retire (For less than $2,000 a month. 2012 Edition)

The Daily Reckoning ^ | 01/302012

[Sudetenland]

Yuk, yuk, aside from the MNLF, MILF (no, not that), Abu Sayyaf, and NPO, you don't have a care in the world.

No thanks, the PI sounds pretty good, but they do have a terrorist problem.

[I_BE_THE_ONE]

I have visited many of these. I find their people pleasant and willing to work. Far preferable to Obama voters. Will stay here as long as I can as money is not an issue.

[gogogodzilla]

They’re probably factoring in the frequency of hurricane landfalls. (ie: how often a hurricanes have hit the country)

[max americana]

>No thanks, the PI sounds pretty good, but they do have a terrorist problem.<

That’s only in the Southern Philippines as the Philippines is the only Christian nation in Asia. 95% of the population that greets you in “Merry CHRISTmas” and NOT “Happy Holidays” unlike here in liberal America.

There’s a US Spec Ops base also in the Southern Philippines that checkmates the muzzies, regardless of what people hear. They are currently shooting BOURNE IDENTITY with Jeremy Renner in Manila BTW.

[Chaguito]

All fine and good, but they have missed something, I think. I spend a lot of time in Chile. Wonderful place. But Medicare isn’t effective here (or any of the other places for that matter) and an HMO in Chile for a person in his/her 60’s can go from $500-$1000 per month. That would take a chunk out of a less-than-$2000/month budget.

[kabar]

Yeah, that’s the ticket. Retire in the Third World. Of course you will soon be able to do that here since we are being colonized by the Third World.

[Sudetenland]

"They are currently shooting BOURNE IDENTITY with Jeremy Renner in Manila BTW."

Another remake???? /rolleyes

I guess Jason Bourne has more identities than even Ludlum knew.

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[LibertarianLiz]

Agreed. I laughed out loud when I saw Mexico so high on the list. Yeah, beheadings, cartel mass murders -— let’s go there. Jeesh.

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[AlexW]

“AlexW I think?”
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Yes, that is me.

I do not recommend the Philippines for young to middle age
families, but for single retired men with limited funds it is a paradise.

For those interested in areas south of the boarder, there are several online sites.

Internationalliving.com

Escapefromamerica.com

Both cover the world, but strong emphasis on south and central America.

While I lived in Slovakia for five years, and spent a year in other central European countries, I would be concerned about anywhere in Europe today, especially the southern Euro countries.

[doorgunner69]

Majority are hot, third world places. No thank you. I'll pay a bit more and stay where I am.

I really have to wonder at Spain and France on that list. Too statist regardless.

[Osage Orange]

Belize

[Osage Orange]

If I was 75-80....frankly I could care less about liberty and freedom issues at that point...living in Utila, Belize, Corfu. Hell...even Catalina.

[ExCTCitizen]

What’s retirement? I don’t want to retire. I want to go to a poor country and try to help people create businesses.

[goseminoles]

Sorry I didn’t ping you Alex. I was drawing on memory of your screen name after a couple beers. If I remember, you live on way less than $2,000/ mo.

[John D]

It seems appealing, but if you’ve got kids and grandkids, just try to convince the wife it’ll be OK to see them every - oh, say, 18 months or so!

Never mind the wife, try to convince me.

[AlexW]

“If I remember, you live on way less than $2,000/ mo.”
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I live on less then $1000 per month, and that is for two adults and one child, and want for nothing.
That covers everything, including plenty of wine.

[steve86]

Got to tell you, I’d much rather be in South America than Ireland or continental Europe when WWIII starts.

[goseminoles]

Good stuff Alex. Can you work or own property??